Programs in the United States
The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 707 programs in the United States.
Programs fund or deliver support for innovation and entrepreneurship, from grant schemes to training initiatives.
The largest concentrations are in Des Moines, Iowa (40), Chicago, Illinois (36) and Denver, Colorado (19).
The United States scores 68.5 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 21 of 117 economies.
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707 programs
- MegaHack at VCU
Program · Richmond - MEP National Network
Program · Gaithersburg - Mesa County Small Business Development Center
Program · Grand Junction - Miami University ASPIRE
Program · Oxford - MICRO Loan Program
Program · Cedar Rapids - Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub
Program · Redmond - MidIowa SBDC
Program · Windsor Heights - Midwest BioBuilders Summit
Program · Chicago - Midwest Block-a-Thon
Program · Lawrence - Midwest Founder Exchange
Program · Chicago - Midwest Quantum Week
Program · Chicago - Mines/NREL Nexus
Program · Golden - Minority Business Assistance Center Program
Program - Minority Small Business Launch Center
Program · Petersburg - Morgan Startup Grants
Program · Hudson - Mountain Empire SBDC
Program · Big Stone Gap - MxD Summit
Program · Chicago - National Center for Advanced Materials Performance (NCAMP)
Program · Wichita - National Quantum Algorithm Center
Program · Chicago - NEOLaunchNET
Program · Hudson - Networked
Program - New Venture Challenge
Program · Boulder - NewBoCo Quarterly Entrepreneur Luncheon
Program · Cedar Rapids - NextTech
Program · Toledo - NLR Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center
Program · Golden - NoCo Works
Program · Greeley - North Central Iowa SBDC
Program · Fort Dodge - North Iowa Area SBDC
Program · Mason City - North Metro Denver Small Business Development Center
Program · Westminster - Northeast Iowa Community College Small Business Development Center
Program · Dubuque - Northeast Ohio Entrepreneurial Signature Program
Program · Cleveland - Northeast Ohio Student Venture Fund
Program · Akron - Northeast Texas Small Business Development Center
Program · Mount Pleasant - Northern Colorado Center for Arts Entrepreneurship
Program · Greeley - Northern Colorado Energy Summit
Program · Greeley - Northwest Iowa SBDC
Program · Spencer - Northwest Small Business Development Center
Program · Eagle - NSF I-Corps at Florida Atlantic
Program · Boca Raton - NSF I-Corps Hub: West Region
Program · Boulder - NSF RuralSTAMINA Biomanufacturing Engine
Program · Ames - NVIDIA Inception
Program · Santa Clara - NVTC Starting Point
Program · Tysons - NXTSTAGE Childcare Entrepreneur Growth Cohort
Program - NXTSTAGE Community Health & Vibrancy Competition
Program · Wichita - NXTSTAGE Enterprise Engagement Series
Program · Wichita - NXTSTAGE Financial Technology Pilot Competition
Program · Wichita - OCU Meinders School of Business – Startup Sprint & Business Plan Pitch Competition
Program · Oklahoma City - ODU Business Development Center
Program · Norfolk - ODU Women's Business Center
Program · Norfolk - OEDIT Outreach and Impact Summit
Program · Trinidad - OEDIT Talent Innovation / Opportunity Now
Program · Denver - Ohio APEX Accelerator at The University of Toledo
Program · Toledo - Ohio Centers of Excellence (Northern Ohio startup network)
Program · Cleveland - Ohio IP Promise
Program - Ohio Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Ohio MEP)
Program - Ohio State Center for Software Innovation
Program · Columbus - Ohio State ERIK Corporate and Foundation Engagement
Program · Columbus - Ohio Third Frontier Pre-Seed/Seed Plus Fund Capitalization Program
Program - Ohio Venture Capital Gains Deduction
Program - OK Catalyst
Program · Norman - Oklahoma City Tech Week
Program · Oklahoma City - Oklahoma Cyber Innovation Institute (OCII)
Program · Tulsa - Oklahoma Innovation Institute (OII)
Program · Closed · Tulsa - Oklahoma Venture Forum (OVF)
Program · Closed · Oklahoma City - Omni Circle Startup Showcase
Program · Topeka - Open 4 Business
Program · Des Moines - ORU Stovall Center for Entrepreneurship – The Launch
Program · Tulsa - Paris Small Business Development Center (Paris Junior College)
Program · Paris - Partnership for Innovation Regional Leadership Cohort (Danville)
Program · Danville - Patriot Pitch Competition
Program · Fairfax - Paul J. Hooker Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership
Program · Bowling Green - Pipeline Pathfinder Program
Program · Kansas City - Pitch OWU
Program · Delaware - PITCHFEST (Lima)
Program · Lima - Pittsburg State University Entrepreneurship Program
Program · Pittsburg - Pledge 1% Colorado
Program · Boulder - Polar Elevator Pitch Competition (Ohio Northern University)
Program · Ada - Port St. Lucie Business Accelerator Program
Program · Port St. Lucie - Project 3810
Program · Oklahoma City - Project X-ITE
Program · Denver - Prometheus Awards
Program · Des Moines - Pueblo Food Project Entrepreneur Development Program
Program · Pueblo - Q2B26 x Chicago Quantum Summit
Program · Chicago - Q2B26 x Chicago Quantum Summit Pitch Competition
Program · Chicago - Quad Cities Fast Pitch
Program - Quantum Beach
Program · West Palm Beach - Quantum Crossroads
Program · Chicago - Radford University Venture Lab
Program · Radford - Ratcliffe Innovation Consultants (Baldwin Wallace University)
Program · Berea - REACT Index (Rural Entrepreneurship and Community Transformation)
Program · Kansas City - RedHawk Venture Pitch Competition
Program · Oxford - REDI Set Move-Texarkana
Program · Texarkana - RedTire
Program · Lawrence - Regional Innovation Fund
Program - RELLIS Academic Alliance
Program · Bryan - Renew Rural Iowa
Program - Resource Compass
Program · Des Moines - REV Small Business Pitch Competition
Program · Council Bluffs - Riata Business Plan Competition
Program · Stillwater - Robins Entrepreneur Series
Program · Richmond - Rock Chalk Ready
Program · Lawrence - Rocket Innovations Student Venture Investment Program
Program · Toledo - Rocky Mountain Life Sciences Investor & Partnering Conference
Program · Vail - Rooted & Rising
Program · Hudson - Rose Rock Bridge (Tulsa Innovation Labs)
Program · Tulsa - Rose Rock Bridge Venture Studio
Program · Tulsa - RRCU Center for Financial Literacy and Investment
Program · Texarkana - Rural Business Initiative
Program - Rural Champions Program
Program - Rural Jump-Start Program
Program - Rural Strategies Lab
Program - San Luis Valley Small Business Development Center
Program · Alamosa - SAU Tech Manufacturing and Defense Center of Excellence
Program · Camden - SAU Tech Workforce Training Department
Program · Camden - SBA Freedom 250 Patriot Pitch Competition
Program · Washington - SBDC Export Assistance Network at YSU
Program · Youngstown - SBIR/STTR Programs (BioConnect Iowa)
Program · Des Moines - SCALE (Strategic Cluster Advancement for Leading Energy)
Program · Ashland - ScaleReady Program
Program · Cleveland - SCORE Hampton Roads
Program · Norfolk
Cities
- Programs in Des Moines, Iowa 40
- Programs in Chicago, Illinois 36
- Programs in Denver, Colorado 19
- Programs in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 19
- Programs in Greeley, Colorado 18
- Programs in Ames, Iowa 17
- Programs in Columbus, Ohio 16
- Programs in Cleveland, Ohio 15
- Programs in Boulder, Colorado 14
- Programs in Lawrence, Kansas 14
- Programs in Charlottesville, Virginia 13
- Programs in Tulsa, Oklahoma 13
- Programs in Richmond, Virginia 11
- Programs in Wichita, Kansas 11
- Programs in Boca Raton, Florida 10
- Programs in Iowa City, Iowa 10
- Programs in Kansas City, Kansas 10
- Programs in West Palm Beach, Florida 10
- Programs in Cincinnati, Ohio 9
- Programs in Cedar Falls, Iowa 8
- Programs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa 8
- Programs in Manhattan, Kansas 8
- Programs in Texarkana, Texas 7
- Programs in Toledo, Ohio 7
- Programs in Champaign, Illinois 6
- Programs in Colorado Springs, Colorado 6
- Programs in Dayton, Ohio 6
- Programs in Golden, Colorado 6
- Programs in Norfolk, Virginia 6
- Programs in Akron, Ohio 5
- Programs in Ankeny, Iowa 5
- Programs in Fairfax, Virginia 5
- Programs in Fort Collins, Colorado 5
- Programs in Sioux City, Iowa 5
- Programs in Arlington, Virginia 4
- Programs in Blacksburg, Virginia 4
- Programs in Delaware, Ohio 4
- Programs in Fort Pierce, Florida 4
- Programs in Lynchburg, Virginia 4
- Programs in Mount Pleasant, Texas 4
- Programs in Oxford, Ohio 4
- Programs in Topeka, Kansas 4
- Programs in Virginia Beach, Virginia 4
- Programs in Camden, Arkansas 3
- Programs in Council Bluffs, Iowa 3
- Programs in Durango, Colorado 3
- Programs in Edmond, Oklahoma 3
- Programs in Harrisonburg, Virginia 3
- Programs in Hudson, Ohio 3
- Programs in Magnolia, Arkansas 3
- Programs in Mason City, Iowa 3
- Programs in Petersburg, Virginia 3
- Programs in Roanoke, Virginia 3
- Programs in Stuart, Florida 3
- Programs in Urbana, Illinois 3
- Programs in Waterloo, Iowa 3